Like Children
There are no sweeter purer prayers than those that can be heard
From children who in simple faith put love in every word
Whom having not been occupied with worldliness and vice
Just want to go and play and walk each day with Jesus Christ
Whom they've been told was likewise born a Baby just like them
And through imagination saw the little Boy in Him
Go running through the village playing game and having fun
When all His chores were finished in the daily waning sun
And Whom they could see sitting on His loving mother's knee
Enjoying all the learning from the scriptures He could see
That pointed to the Saviour Who would come the great I Am
Disguised as One among us Who would die the perfect Lamb
Until one day when old enough He saw the sacrifice
And in the temple realized that He would pay that Price
And from that day made every moment count more than before
As now He knew His purpose and what He was given for
And then they can envision Him in walks along the sea
Instructing all the people in what God would have them be
And playing with the children as He loved them most of all
Who in their precious innocence still heard His Father's call
Upon their hearts to follow Him and listen to His words
And focus on the things He said that pointed heavenwards
That they might always focus on the things that they could see
As precious illustrations that lead to eternity
Where they who truly love Him truly want to be like Him
Will do the things that show His Spirit truly lives in them
And molds them on the outside to reflect His image true
While fashioning the inside that controls the things they do
But is it only children who should see the Lord that way
Or should we as His children still desire to walk and play
With Christ the way we once did or once heard about of Him
Who now is waiting patiently to see His heart in them
Who know Him as their Saviour as their Maker and their King
And also as their truest Friend Who gives them everything
That's not just for salvation but for joy of living too
That sees through eyes of childlike faith the Way the children do
Matthew 18:1-6; Romans 8:12-18
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